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- Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Glory, a documentary that brings us to the memorable events of that day in 1862, when the Mexican Army, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, defeated on the outskirts of the city of Puebla, the French army, under the command of General Lorencez, considered then the most powerful army in the world. The Battle of Cinco de Mayo marks the beginning of Mexico's prolonged resistance to the invaders, who were ultimately defeated five years later. In the context of an impoverished country, morally weak and immerse in political discord, the triumph of Puebla meant something even more important: the restoration of dignity and the birth of a true national identity. Interviews with recognized experts, conducted in Mexico, the United States and France, together with a remarkable iconography from Mexican and French collections -including unpublished images-, Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Glory, enlightens the importance of the battle, its impact in history, and the significance that its commemoration has acquired for the Mexican-American community.
- This is the story of the life and the movies of María Félix, ''the most beautiful woman in the world'', who became the public's favorite female movie star in Mexico and Latin America. Although she enjoyed considerable acceptance in Europe, she disdained Hollywood films and would not make them. The documentary presents her adventurous and combative life through photographs, filmed material and extracts from her movies which are used to illustrate the most important moments of her real life.
- While still young, Sara García turned into the typical mother in films; later she became the classic stereotype of ''the little mother'' and grandmother of national cinema. In her private life, however, she was an independent woman, strong and combative, with an intense determination to win: she was much more incisive and much less sentimental than the image of the woman that was projected on the screen.
- The Soler brothers created a new style of acting and played roles in hundreds of films. The most famous members of the family (Fernando, Domingo, Andrés) specialized in roles that portrayed authority figures, yet they also acted in comedies and other genres. This documentary looks at the family through the lens of their best and most typical roles.
- This program is a journey through the life and work of one of the most prolific and representative composers of Mexican popular music. It starts at the beginning, with his breaking into radio and record companies, and proceeds to his overwhelming success as a singer of passions on fire and of heartaches. At a moment almost forty years from his death, his children tell us their anecdotes and remember the most peculiar characteristics of his personality.
- Family was essential to Carlos Salinas as he was growing up. Son of a failed presidential candidate, his older brother was the designated heir for a longing that would ultimately be fulfilled by Carlos Salinas. He, his father and his brother Raúl are the principal figures in this story of the making of a president.
- For hundreds of years, the towns of Acatlan and Zitlala in the state of Guerrero have gotten together in the powerful landscape of their mountainous environment to remember the gods who refuse to die. Here is where the Acatecs and Zitlatecs ask for rain and worship the Christian cross as well as the sacred stone. Here, the Tiger fights in order to imitate the sounds of thunder and lightening and invoke their presence. The more fights that are bought about, the greater the sacrifice will be, and therefore, the more abundant the rains. Fruits an flowers will flourish, food that will be offered up. In this space of worship, the past and the present are renewed in the same ritual meeting which brings together and perpetuates the Nahua people of Guerrero.
- During the second half of the 18th century-known as the Enlightenment-Spain was involved in an ongoing war against England and other European countries. The fear of falling behind British power as well as concern over defending wealthy lands in the Americas meant drastic reform under Bourbon king Charles III and his successors on the throne. In New Spain, the so-called Bourbon Reforms were designed to economically squeeze the colonies and keep a closer watch over their subjects. In a few years, however, the discontent caused by such measures would put the authority of the king himself over his extensive overseas realms at risk.
- This program is a reconstruction of the most significant period of sisal production, the product of the agave plant, in the era of the height of the boom to its decadence. The program also takes a look at the relations of production between the indigenous and hacienda owners.
- In Mexico, within the realm of events that provide entertainment national festivals come first. From their commercial roots during colonial times, they have evolved into offering a cultural panorama of broader scope. By way of various amusing anecdotes, this documentary helps us understand the most emblematic moments in the history of today's "Saint Marcos Fair." Throughout its nearly 180 years of existence, the fair has succeeded in becoming a festival of regional, national and even international impact in which corrals, cockfighting, bullfighting, "tapancos" (dance floors), and other cultural arenas are a must.
- The current condition of women in Mexico and in the world is the fruit of many women's effort and rebelliousness throughout history. Today there are practically no spheres of life or influence from which women may find themselves absent. Their constant fight has brought with it a change in the society's views on the whole as well. In order to understand better what we are, it is necessary to know the history of the joys, dangers and battles that the women of our country have generated and continue to generate from day to day.
- One of the most important players of the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata - leader of "a people who made revolution in order avoid change", in order to preserve their land and their customs - is also a legendary figure whose influence in social struggles in Mexico endures to our present day.
- A military genius for the insurgents during the Mexican War of Independence, José María Morelos y Pavón, stirred up to rebellion the south of the Viceroyalty of New Spain and relinquish his spade to the congress -the one he contributed to create-, honoring in that way the title he was given: "the servant of the Nation".
- Despite the significant expansion of the railways and the efforts to sanitize and embellish towns and cities promoted during the 'Porfirian' regime, the overall lifestyle of the Mexicans continued to be meager. The dramatic contrast between rich and poor, literacy and ignorance didn't substantially change during this period. Nevertheless and in spite of this prevailing inequality, every Mexican from every status relaxed in traditional amusement spaces (strolls, balls and civic festivals) and with the new ways of entertainment that were established in the first years of the century as sports, film and leisure traveling by train.
- From turning on a lamp to making complex machinery work is now a simple and everyday action. Millions of people would not be able to imagine their daily activities without the presence of electric energy. If prehistoric man was able to produce fire and through this possess the first source of light, 5,000 years would have to pass so that this mysterious force generated by nature could be controlled by man and transformed into electricity.
- The Lotería Nacional has been around for more than two centuries. This program takes a look at it founders and its history from the colonial period forward. It considers the people tied to the lottery: ticket sellers and young announcers on the street. It deals with the different drawings that can make us millionaires. Winning the lottery is not only part of the imagination: it is perfectly possible. One only has to play: buy a ticket, and in doing so, you also contribute to a program that benefits the public.
- He began his activities as a union leader in the ranks of the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers, supported by a group known as "the little wolves". Years later he joined forces with Vicente Lombardo Toledano and together they founded the Confederation of Workers of Mexico, the CTM. During the six-year term of President Lázaro Cárdenas, Fidel Velázquez achieved consolidating himself as the great leader of the principal worker's group of Mexico. Starting from 1950 he figured out how organize, maintain and consolidate the corporate structure of the political party PRI and in the last years of his life, he was a witness to the decline of presidentialism characteristic of this party.
- The representation of the devil in Mexican cinema almost always comes in the from of parody. It is normal for Lucifer to appear in a comic way, trying to lead humanity astray from the right path. Villanis watch from the darkness, in order to find the way to stop the innocent ones' happiness. They are characters capable of ruining the life of the most decent woman. Melodrama is a genre that needs villains so that, after the tale's initial misfortune, the story can come to a happy ending. Perhaps the effectiveness of those old films is due to the fact that they recreated a world of dreams, where good knew how to triumph and evil was always defeated.
- In the program The Traveling Pope we pass through the details of the life of Karol Wojtyla, from his childhood and youth in Communist Poland up to the moment when he was elected Holy Father in October 1978 and assumed the name of John Paul II. As a representative of the Holy See, he was called the Pope of Peace because of his propensity toward dialogue and unity, though his critics considered him to be a contradictory man. During his papacy he visited more than 600 cities in 129 countries and his pastoral visits promoted and spread the Catholic religion. His political influence contributed to the fall of Communism and in 2000, in celebration of the Jubilee, he visited Jerusalem. Millions of people looked toward Rome, seeking both guidance and consolation for their spiritual and moral troubles. John Paul II maintained contact with the faithful up until just shortly before his death on April 2, 2005. John Paul II will be remembered as the Pope who, in the years of the changing century, began a new era in the Catholic Church.
- A look at the last few months of campaigning for the post of chief of government of Mexico City in 1997, the first contemporary electoral competition for a post that traditionally depended upon a designated appointment made by the president of the republic. The victory of Cuahutémoc Cárdenas, from the PRD, signaled the first time that a representative of an opposition party reached "the second most important post in the country". It was a campaign of intense emotions, advertising innovations and extensive dirty tricks. The program follows the campaign in the streets and also in the hearts of citizens who express their points of view about the candidates and about democracy.
- Over time, the ancient cultures of Mexico developed culinary traditions based mainly on corn, as well as the local flora and fauna, forging civilizations of great gastronomic refinement. On the legacy of indigenous cuisine, the Spanish conquest enabled a long period of exchange of products and techniques from all continents. At the end of the 19th century, the Mexican mestizo cuisine had its own personality and was a synthesis of all the cuisines of the world.
- The formula of the Mexican soap opera, the formula of excellence, became the biggest economic success of the television industry. This program deals with the fundamentals of creation of the soap opera through the experience of the greatest Mexican producer of this genre: Ernesto Alonso.
- The third of the big three leading men was born in a needy neighborhood of Mexico City, and his rise to stardom was a quick journey from poverty to wealth. His origins, in comparison to those of Negrete and Infante, made him better equipped to represent the poor Mexican man, with his problems and his temptations. With Solís, singing heroes of the Mexican cinema laid down roots in a city that was less idealized and more real.
- This program is the first of two parts that deal with the history of Mexican cinema. ''The Great Decades'' is the saga of a film industry born at the turn of the twentieth century into a culture marked by a long and impressive history of visual talent. How a rich culture of silent film was created and how Mexican film became the fifth largest producer in the world during its golden age of the 1940's and the first few years of the 1950's remain the central concerns. The effect of private and public support from the US is considered, but above all, the success of the industry is considered in relation to the talent of the industry's directors, actors and technical specialists.
- Located in the geographical center of the country, the city of Zacatecas is famous for its beautiful pink stone buildings, and for have witnessed the bloodiest battle of the Mexican Revolution. It was here where a hundred years ago, 22,000 men of the Northern Division under General Francisco Villa annihilated the Federal Army, freeing the way of the Constitutionalist Army to the nation's capital. For the history of Mexico, the Battle of Zacatecas was a definite step in the restoration of law and order lost in the Decena Trágica (Ten Tragic Days). For Zacatecas' conservative society, however, marked the trade of their values for new ones, which entered certainly in a violent manner into the modern history of the Nation.
- A documentary dedicated to this important event that took place between April and November 1914 and changed the life of the Veracruz port forever. Here we reveal the historical background of the occupation, in the context of the government of Victoriano Huerta in Mexico and Woodrow Wilsons' in the United States, the complexity of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the position that the American colony had manifested through the press about the revolutionary governments. In addition to the timely account of the battle which took place on April 21st, 1914, the program highlights the way in which the people of Veracruz joined to fight against the Americans during seven months, inheriting a long list of injuries, deaths and heroes.
- Mario Moreno Reyes, the creator of one the most outstanding comic characters in Mexico during the twentieth century, gave a voice to Cantinflas, the unique little poor guy from the neighborhood who, perfecting the art of not saying anything, achieved, better than anybody, true communication with the audience.
- Of a mestizo (racially mixed) background on his mother's side, and of a European-descended Mexican background on his father's side, Porfirio Díaz climbed the pyramid of Mexican history - through the ranks of valiant soldier and trusty general - until he arrived at the top. And he remained there for the good and for the bad. His life represents the fate of Mexico in his generation. In his familiar attitude and ways one can see an enormous amount of paternalism which, with time, would be directed toward the entire country.
- Mexican cattle ranching began with the arrival of the Spaniards; since then, it has comprised a fundamental aspect of national culture such as charro cowboys, rodeos, and bullfights. Surviving wars, droughts, and diseases, the livestock sector continues to provide food, employment, and entertainment to a great deal of the population and, above all, confronts with renewed determination the challenges of the future: competitiveness, quality, the introduction of new technologies, and distributing its products among the greatest possible number of consumers.
- Between the peace and progress of the regime of Porfirianism and the clamor of the Revolution, two generations of exceptional Mexicans surfaced, headed by Alfonso Caso, José Vasconcelos, Pedro Henríquez Ureña, Alfonso Reyes, Vicente Lombardo, Daniel Cosio Villegas and Manuel Gómez Morín. Their determination to 'do something' for Mexico led them to create institutions like the Secretariat of Public Education or the Bank of Mexico. This, however, did not stop them from becoming harsh critics of the Revolution's regime or opposing its politics. In more than one sense, one would not be able to explain the Mexico of today without mentioning the contributions of these seven masters.
- This program is a recounting of the struggles of the indigenous people of Chiapas, from their origins to the current day. The documentary provides a revisionist take on the neo-Zapatista uprising from its appearance in 1994 until December of 2004. It is a reflection on the achievements and challenges that have been generated by one of the most transcendental conflicts of contemporary political history.
- Just like a Shakespearean story about the collapse of powerful men, this video narrates the impressive rise and fall of Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Elected amid charges of electoral fraud, he became the architect of the Free Trade Treaty and the champion of a more liberal economic policy and privatizations, which brought him acclaim at home and beyond the country's borders. But finally, he had to suffer the turnarounds that took place during his term: the guerrilla uprising, political murders and shortly after his time, the grave financial crisis for which he was largely blamed, not to mention the incarceration of his brother who was accused of murder.
- This film deals with the life and the movies of a ''princess'' who became a Hollywood star and later returned to her home country for a second and illustrious film career. Her discreet but intense personal life (including her love affairs with Orson Welles and Emilio ''the Indian'' Fernández), her ever-growing and varied talent as an actress and her presence in the cultural and political life of Mexico are some of the themes covered in this complex portrayal.
- The second program about the history of Mexican cinema presents the end of the ''Golden Age''. It narrates how the industry collapsed when faced with a reduction in funding and the arrival of television. It also shows the way in which the government affected the industry during the populist-tendencied regime of the 1970's. In the current moment new Mexican cinema is burgeoning and modestly growing in order to newly assume a relevant space within society.
- A vision of television as a tool of communication and as a trader of information. It shows how Mexican television faced many problems due to the fact that the country has always been subject to various levels of governmental censorship and, in addition, has been limited due to precautionary self-censorship. Yet at the same time, Mexican television in general, as well as international news broadcasts and sports programs were truly innovative. It traces the progress of freedom, from censorship to an opening up and liberalization. It also considers the place of television in a Mexico that in progressively more democratic.
- The PNR and its descendants, the PRM and the PRI, dominated Mexican politics from 1929 to 2000, but since 1977 its dominance has declined due to a growing opposition that achieved victories in various parts of the Republic. Between that year and 1996 Mexico experienced a cycle of political reforms that moved control of state elections to the autonomous Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) and promoted electoral democracy.
- This film presents the life and are of one of the greatest directors of Mexican cinema, an important figure in world cinema, and a colossal myth maker and excellent actor in Mexico and the United States. Tireless lover and violent enemy, ''the Indian'' Fernández is an obligatory reference toward understanding the creative power of Mexican cinema.
- A middle-aged priest, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, participated in a separatist conspiracy that is finally discovered. His call to rebellion was the beginning of a long war that lasted beyond his death.
- Maximilian's empire left a deep mark on the history and cultural patrimony of Mexico. To the surprise of many of their conservative followers, the imperial couple ratified liberal laws, promulgated works of social welfare and laid out an interesting legislation regarding the indigenous populations, something without precedent in the nineteenth century. They made an impression on art and town planning that endures to this day. For three years, Maximilian and Carlota exerted their power in Mexico, and their work as governors and the conjectures over their intimate life continue to be an intriguing and seductive enigma.
- Growing up inside a conservative family established in the city of Puebla that just survived the disaster of the Revolution, the young Joaquín Cordero had to face his parents to pursue his dreams of being an actor, an adventure that for those years was almost inconceivable. Leaning on his inseparable wife Alma Guzman, as well as his physical attractiveness and foolproof professionalism, Cordero became a leading figure in the so-called Golden Age of national cinema, and for decades a central reference for Mexican TV history, through the popular soap opera. An educated man, with studies in Greek and Latin classics, passionate of poetry and tango, Cordero was essentially a simple and grateful man, dedicated to a profession that from an early age separated him from his parents: the acting profession.
- From the banking freeze enacted by President López Portillo, to the current democratic transition of Fox, the adjustments in the economy and in society in Nuevo Leon have had unique characteristics. As a conclusion to the series, in this program we present the voices of the greatest protagonists from Nuevo Leon, who speak out about the big issues of yesterday, today and the immediate future: their relationship with Mexico City and the United States, their ideas about work, savings, nationalism and the value of culture. The regional integration with Texas; the TLC and global competency and competition and an evaluation of the years to come.
- Education is a basic tool that all humans rely upon to face the challenges of their surroundings. In Mexico, institutions of superior education have had relevant growth and diversification and they have succeeded in building the knowledge that is needed for developing our country and thoroughly preparing our students. The advances and challenges of these institutions are not only part of the past but also serve to value the present and analyze the direction in which we are heading and where we can ultimately go. In that sense, this documentary allows us to the learn about the workings of tertiary education in Mexico during the last five years, considering certain problems but mostly emphasizing its achievements and challenges.
- Foods like cocoa beans, chili peppers, avocados, nopal cactus plants, tomatoes, beans, squash and corn evoke Mexico and its diversity, both geographic and agricultural. These foods that have accompanied Mexicans for centuries have not been immune to changes in their production and consumption. The history of what's behind Mexican cuisine is a history rich in traditions, myths, and customs, but also a history that looks toward the future, adapting itself to the changes of a new, global economy.
- López Portillo's six-year term is one of the most tragic chapters in the Mexico's modern history. A hopeful beginning was followed by the temptation of the oil bonanza which ultimately led to the collapse of international oil prices and national bankruptcy. The history of this period, and its treatment in this documentary, combine to tell the tale of the tragic, the epic and the absurd.
- The history of the newspaper El Universal is the very history of contemporary Mexico. It was founded in 1916 with the aspiration of being a modern newspaper, in terms of its information services as well as through its high-volume production and distribution. The paper's alliance with President Carranza's regime assigned it another greater task early on: guiding the agitated and violent political life in Mexico through public debate that might lead people to exchange their arms for ideas. Since then and until today, The Great Mexican Newspaper has encountered crises of all types world-wide ones, national ones and even internal upset. El Universal has known how to maintain the power of that essential vocation of its origins: making journalism an alliance of objective information, editorial plurality and technological renovation.
- The night of October 7, 1913, Senator Belisario Domínguez was abducted by the police officers in his room at the Hotel Jardín in downtown, Mexico City. Possessing a relentless and unwavering moral, avid critic of usurper President Victoriano Huerta, the disappearance of the Chiapas' senator outraged Mexicans and encouraged them to fight the regime of terror imposed from the presidency, even before his murder was confirmed a year later. Behind the public figure of Chiapas' senator and his brave speeches against the Huerta regime exists, however, a most endearing story, the one of a doctor with medical studies in Paris, seated humbly in his native Comitán, whose social and moral work still represents the best legacy to his countrymen.
- Abandoned or held in low regard by colonial viceroys, businessmen, bishops and high-ranking military men, the gradual conquest of Sonora would be the work of combative spirits from the ambitious Jesuit missionaries to its conquerors' ambitions and conflicts. To the north of the Río Fuerte, Sonora's old indigenous nations, especially the Yaquis and the Mayos would be forced to establish a secular battle of resistance: a struggle so great that it stands without comparison to any other struggle of this kind in Mexican history. From the long and violent encounters between white colonizers and Sonora's proud Indians, it is only logical that a strong character and a lively, decisive temperament would surface among Sonora's residents today.
- The migration of Mexicans to the United States is a phenomenon that is already more than a century old. Although in the last few years the Mexican government has created programs that attempt to defend and protect the thousands of Mexicans who cross the border daily in search of better living conditions, the number of deaths in the swath of land around the border has risen considerably. Throughout the twentieth century life stories are repeated, just as the one presented to us in this program by Don Beto Romero.